Maule M-7-235C N4269B
1 October 2002 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 1 October 2002 at about 22:45 local time, a Maule M-7-235C registered N4269B, operated by Gregory L. Vrentas, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Twin-Oaks (T94)
- Coordinates
- 29.5731, -98.4631
- Aircraft
- Maule M-7-235C
- Registration
- N4269B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gregory L. Vrentas
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA001
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing winds conditions. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 266-hour private pilot attempted to land on runway 30 with the winds from 160 degrees at 14 knots. He stated that while retracting the flaps on the rollout " a right cross wind gust lifted my right wing," which lifted his right main gear off the ground. The pilot initiated corrective action to level the wings and applied additional right rudder to realign to the runway. The pilot was unable to recover from the downwind landing and the airplane collided with a 3-foot wall following the loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Maule M-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2002 | Maule M-7-260C | Fishers, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Maule M-7-260 | Montague, California, United States | George A. Cordingly, Jr. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2002 | Maule M-7-235 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Maule M-7-235B | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2002 | Maule M-7-235C | Carrollton, Georgia, United States | William Deney | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2002 | Maule M-7-235 | Wrangell, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2002 | Boeing A75SN1 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2002 | Cessna 188A | Vincent, Texas, United States | Elk Creek Spraying Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 2002 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2002 | Bellanca 17-30 | Plainview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 2002 | Cessna 340A | Temple, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft C23 | Sinton, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |